Nora Heroum

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Nora Heroum
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 11
Youth career
 –2009 Viikingit
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 HJK 57 (8)
2013 Honka 22 (3)
2014 Åland United 23 (4)
2015–2017 Fortuna Hjørring
2017–2018 Brescia 21 (3)
2018–2020 Milan 35 (2)
2020–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 (0)
2021–2022 Lazio 22 (0)
2022–2023 Parma 25 (1)
2023– Sampdoria 48 (1)
International career‡
2012– Finland 93 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025

Nora Heroum [1] (born 20 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and the Finland national team.

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She previously played for HJK, FC Honka and Åland United of the Finnish Naisten Liiga, [2] Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, English club Brighton & Hove Albion and Italian Serie A clubs Brescia, AC Milan, Lazio and Parma.

Club career

Fortuna Hjørring

On 6 January 2015, Heroum was announced at Fortuna Hjørring. [3] During her time at Fortuna Hjørring, the club reached the UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals. [4]

Brescia

Heroum scored on her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 30 September 2017, scoring in the 11th minute. [5]

Milan

On 19 July 2018, Heroum was announced at Milan. [6] She made her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 22 September 2018. [7] Heroum scored her first league goal against Roma on 15 September 2019, scoring in the 69th minute. [8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 15 July 2020, Heroum was announced at Brighton. [9] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 13 September 2020. [10] Brighton & Hove Albion released Heroum at the end of the 2020–21 Women's Super League season in May 2021. [11]

Lazio

Heroum made her league debut against Sampdoria on 29 August 2021. [12]

Parma

Heroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 28 August 2022. [13] She scored her first league goal against Sassuolo on 6 May 2023, scoring in the 1st minute. [14]

Sampdoria

Heroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 17 September 2023. [15] She scored her first league goal against Lazio on 15 September 2024, scoring in the 72nd minute. [16]

International career

Heroum played her first international for Finland women's national team on 27 May 2012 against Belgium. She was a member of the Finnish squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013. [17] Aged 18, she was one of the youngest players at the competition and had to withdraw from the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in order to participate.

Heroum was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup. [18]

Heroum was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [19] After Finland failed to qualify in 2017, Heroum was considered an important member of the national team which competed at UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England. [20]

Heroum was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time. [21]

On 19 June 2025, Heroum was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [22]

Playing style

Originally an attacking midfielder who modelled her game on Pavel Nedvěd, Heroum was retrained as a full-back by her coach at Milan, Carolina Morace. [23]

Personal life

Although she was born and raised in Finland, Heroum's father is originally from Morocco. Her brother Samir is also a footballer. [24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 July 2025 [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 092011 Naisten Ykkönen 42–––42
HJK Helsinki 2011 Naisten Liiga 19520––215
2012Naisten Liiga2621054–326
Total4573054005311
Honka 2013Naisten Liiga22332––255
Åland United 2014 Naisten Liiga23410––244
Fortuna Hjørring 2015–16 Danish Women's League –4 [c] 040
2016–17 Danish Women's League–6 [c] 060
Total––––––100100
Brescia 2017–18 Serie A Femminile 17100–4 [c] 0211
AC Milan 2018–19 Serie A Femminile20000––200
2019–20 Serie A Femminile15200––152
Total352000000352
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21 Women's Super League 1102120–151
Lazio 2021–22 Serie A Femminile22000––220
Parma 2022–23 Serie A Femminile25100––251
Sampdoria 2023–24 Serie A Femminile22010––230
2024–25 Serie A Femminile26110––271
Total481200000501
Career total252211137414028428

International

As of 2 July 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201250
2013130
2014120
201590
201681
201770
201890
201990
202030
202150
202250
202361
202410
202510
Total932

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Heroum goal.
List of international goals scored by Nora Heroum
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 April 2016 Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš, Petrovac, Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 7–17–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.22 February 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3–04–0 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Nora Heroum player profile on FC Honka Official Homepage Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna henter landsholdsspiller". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 6 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Heroum och Hyyrynen till kvartsfinal i Champions League". yle.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pink Sport Bari vs Brescia - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Milan Femminile, arriva la finlandese Nora Heroum". www.milannews.it (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "Pink Sport Bari vs Milan - 22 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Roma vs Milan - 15 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Brighton Women: AC Milan midfielder Nora Heroum signs for WSL side". BBC Sport. 15 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Manchester City vs Brighton - 13 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ Diamond, Drew (20 May 2021). "Ten leave Brighton and Hove Albion as Hope Powell begins rebuild". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lazio vs Sampdoria - 29 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Internazionale vs Parma - 28 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Sassuolo vs Parma - 6 May 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Sampdoria vs Internazionale - 17 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "Sampdoria vs Lazio - 15 September 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ↑ Finnish Football Association Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Finland's Nora Heroum on Women's EURO anticipation, her fluid role and her footballing hero". UEFA. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Vehviläinen, Jenna (16 June 2022). "Pallo on pääasia" (in Finnish). Veikkaus . Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Nora Heroum – marokkolaispiirteinen iloluonne" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  25. ↑ Nora Heroum stats, Football Association of Finland
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